Elgar aims to win as stand-in for Faf
Wanderers pitch looks good as the Proteas prepare for a rare Test series whitewash
The less pressured environment of a dead rubber Test in familiar surroundings will allow temporary captain Dean Elgar to take in the flavours of Test captaincy. The last time he did the job, in the first Test of the 2017 series against England at Lord’s, Elgar admitted the occasion got to him and things became “chaotic”. With the series sealed a head of Friday’s third Test against Pakistan at the Wanderers, Elgar said he intends enjoying the responsibility while sticking to the task: beating Pakistan for a rare Test series whitewash. “That occasion was quite hectic. I was running around all over the show at Lord’s, doing the presser that had a lot more reporters. That was quite an intimidating factor but I’m a lot older now and I’d love to think that I’ve learnt a lot more. “Dealing with the press and journalists in SA is a breeze compared to the UK. It’s less hostile … [I] just need to take it in and enjoy this experience because I don’t know when I’ll ever be doing this again,” El...
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